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> This one is a coolaboration by a number of big name techno/ambient artists...
> I think it was overhyped to tell you the truth. They made a mistake in
> blending in actual vocals to some of the tracks..they also ruined the
> best track by adding disco piano...itt was a trace track with whale
> sample but underneath was that cheesy piano...that made me mad...they
> also make these mad attempts to blend in guitar music with the ambient
> tracks. It is an album that is going to have to grow on me I can tell.
> The style is quite atypical.
One of the main men of 777 is Steve Hillage, who is a long-term
progressive rock guitarist (which explains why he's blending the guitar
music into the ambient tracks). He was originally in Gong (Daevid Allen's
version) and then put out a great number of solo records. He also was an
early experimenter in ambient music with his Rainbow Dome (I think that's
the name) record. His cross-over into the dance world suprised me, and I
think he's better off in his own world... The System 7 12" is a pretty
nice record, but I find 777 to be awkward sounding and kind of stiff,
sort of sounding pasted together. Unfortunate, because Hillage has
been involved in some really great music over the years, if you're into
the progressive thing...
Phil Z